Bottle carrier



June 18, 19,46. A. WESSELMAN 2,402,219

BOTTLE CARRIER Filed April 10, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 Heal L INVENTOR.ALBERT WESSELMAN ATTORN s June 18, 1946. A. WESSELMAN BOTTLE CARRIERFiled April 10, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. ALBERT WESSELMAN ATTORJune 18, 1946. I wEssELMAN 2 1E219 BOTTLE CARRIER Filed April 10, 1945 4Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR.

-|39 AL BERT WESSELMAN BY n E:t"' 17% V 2o n I ATT N S Patented June 18,1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOTTLE CARRIER Albert Wesselman,Cincinnati, Ohio I Original application December 30, 1942, Serial No.470,614. Divided and this application April 10, 1945, Serial No. 587,457

This application is a division of my copending application Serial No.470,614, filed December 30, 1942, for a Bottle carrier.

This invention relates to composite packages of merchandise wherein themerchandise or vendible commodity or product iscontained in 5 Claims.(Cl. 224-45) several separate or independent primary recepmary holdersand secondary containers are utilized to the fullest and best advantage,to attain various desirable objectives that will be subsequentlyexplained herein.

This invention relates to secondary containers, as previously explained,and which are of the category of devices of the general characterv shownin my Patents No, 2,171,615 and No. 2,276,129, and my copending patentapplications Serial No. 193,723, filed March 3, 1938; Serial No.200,952, filed April 8, 1938; and Serial No. 210,212, filed May 26,1938, and this application is a continuation in part of some of saidapplications and patents.

An object of the invention is to provide a carrier of the typepreviously referred ,to herein as a secondary container, that may beeconomically fabricated, stored and shipped, and for the use of which aminimum of time and labor is required for filling and for placing thecontainer in position or condition for filling same with primaryreceptacles, for example, bottles.

Another object is to provide a carrier of the class described, whereinthe several primary receptacles or bottles are spaced or separated, onefrom the other, whereby to avoid abraiding. and

chipping thereof, while in the carrier.

vent the bottles from falling out of or through the otherwise open endsof the carrier.

Another object of the invention is to provide a factory completed orassembled carrier of the iii! class described, which 2 may be collapsedin a fiat form, in which such carriers can be stored and shipped andduring which operations a minimum of space is required for suchcarriers.

Another object is to provide a device of the class described, whereinthere is required a, minimum of labor in manufacture and in initial usethereof.

Another object is to provide a relative strong and sturdy carrier, thestructural parts of which are so related, that those parts will supportand reinforce one another, to the end that relatively cheap sheetmaterial, such as various types or kinds of cardboard, may besatisfactorily employed in the production of carriers.

Another object is to so relate various structural parts of the carrier,that such parts and the bottles when assembled therein, cooperate witheach other for firmly gripping and holding the bottles againstchattering and at the same time, sustain such parts of the sheetmaterial that were weakened incident to the provision or creation ofbottle receiving, spacing and holding features of the carrier.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein anddisclosed in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. Us a perspective view of a fully distended set up carrier embodyinga modification of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a blank used for producing a device as shown inFig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line '|--I of Fig. 5.

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 show variant forms of construction that may beprovided at the apex of the carrier, whereby to provide variable plyhandle members making possible conservation of sheet material, extrastrength in the handle element and other variations that may beindicated by reason of the nature orinherent properties of the sheetmaterial, the weight of the articles to be loaded in the carrier, theresistance to lateral or end pressure or strain that may be imposed onthe carrier, etc.

In connection with the various features of the invention, it is to beunderstood that in so far as .any one or more of the features may beillustrated and explained in any one of the forms of the invention, sameis to be understood as being also applicable to other forms thereof. Forexample, in Fig. 1, it will be observed that the finished carrier isformed of a single, elongated piece of sheet material having variousparts thereof scored, folded and bent in various fashions. A separateply of sheet material may be used to provide a medial partition memberextending transversely of the device. In that regard it is to beunderstood also, that the use of a single or plural number of plies ofsheet material pro- J'ecting upwardly and forming the handle member iscontemplated and that use of such variant forms is dependent upon thestrength and rigidity that are to be incorporated in various commercialembodiments of the invention.

In those instances where less than three plies of sheet material are tobe embodied in the handle portion of the device, various of the pliesmay be attachedtogether, in the proximity of the apex of the carrier insubstantial conformity with Fig. 1, or if desired, resort may be made tovarious other forms of attachment of the various parts at and adjacentto the apex, a few variant forms of which are shown in Figs. 5, 8 and10, or the structure may conform with the disclosures in my previouslyreferred to patents and patent applications. Also, it is to beunderstood that all or some of the material displaced for providing thevarious bottle receiving and hand hold openings may-in some instances becompletely eliminated or detached from the carrier whereas in otherinstances only portions'thereof may be eliminated. For example, as shownin "Fig. 3, some material has been retained and some has beeneliminated.

In other forms all such displaced material may be retained and put tovarious uses. It is also to be understood that various connections atthe apex of the carrier may be resorted to whereby to permit utilizationof detachable wire handles and the like, in substantial conformity withdisclosures in various of my previously referred to patentapplications.

thereof have been connected together whereby to produce a completedbottle carrier as'disclosed.

' The blank of sheet material as illustrated in Fig". 3 is identified bythe reference character II. The elongated blank isscored and cut atvarious places as indicated, whereby to set off a central partition l2,2, handle panel [3, a cover or top panel M, a side wall or'panel I5, apair of bottom -"sections or panels I 6 and H, a second side panel l8, asecond cover or top panel-Hand an attachmerit flap 20. The identicalparts are similarly indicated in Fig. 1. v Q

By reference to Fig. 1, it will be observed that a portion of thepartition panel I2 projects through and above the apex 2| of thecarrier. Near the lower end of the partition l2 there are provided a,pair of apertures or openings 22'and 23. These openings, 22 and 23, areprovided at such positions and are of such size that there may beconnected through them, end strap members such as 24 and 25 and whichend strap members are formedfrom opposed portions of the side walls orpanels l5 and I8. A pairof such end straps is provided at each of thetransverse ends of the carrier, from opposed side walls of the carrier,whereby to provide means at each of the open ends of the carrier forpreventing bottles or other similar articles from slipping laterallythrough and from the carrier. The end strap members constituting thecooperating pair thereof and disposed at the far end of the disclosurein Fig. 1, are indicated at 26 and 21 of Fig. 3. A suitable attachmentmeans, for example a fiat wire staple, such as is indicated at 28, maybe employed for joining the detached or severed ends of the straps 24and 25 and the free or detached ends of straps 26 and 21.

Reverting to the partition section l2, the upper portion thereof may beprovided with a suitable hand hold opening 29 by severing a portion ofthe material originally disposed within that hand hold area, fromadjoining material along the line 30. The material 29 normally disposedwithin the indicated hand hold area may remain attached to the partitionmember along, a scored line 3 I. This arrangement conforms substantiallywith disclosures in prior patents and the elimination or the retainingof such hand holdfiap material 29 is optional. There are certainmanufacturing reasons because of which it is preferable to permitthefiap 29 to remain attached to the adjoining material. Also, bypermitting the flap to remain so attached, the flap may be turned alongthe score line 3| whereby to transversely enlarge the hand contact areaindicated at 32 so as to make same more comfortable as a handle forcarrying the article. In Fig. 1, the said flap is illustrated as beingturned to the right so as to extend upwardly immediately adjacent thecontiguous portion of the partition member l2. If desired, the flap 29may be turned in the opposite direction whereby to project at the lefthand side of the hand hold opening 32 and whereby to extend over the rawedge formed at 33 incident to providing a similar hand hold opening inthe handle panel l3, and from which the material indicated at 34 may bedisplaced. The material indicated at 34 may be either wholly detached orit may likewise be permitted to have attachment along a scored linesimilar to the scored line 3] The partition panel I2 is integral withbut is set off from the handle panel I3 by means of a weakened or scoredtransverse line indicated at 35. Such lines indicated as 35 throughoutthe various drawings indicate scored lines as distingui'shed from outlines, a specimen of the latter being indicated at 30.

The handle panel I3 is connected with the top or cover panel l4 along atransverse score line 36. The material originally within the limits ofthe top panel M has been out along the lines 31 and 38 and has beenscored along the lines 39, 40 and 4|. The material that was disposedbetween the out line 38 and the portion of the line 31 disposed betweensaid out line 38 and the score line 36, has been eliminated or removedin order to permit the remainder of the material formed within thelimits of said line 3'! to be turned inwardly and downwardly along thescored line ll whereby to provide partition members disposedsubstantially parallel with one another and intermediate the partitionmember I2 and the side walls l5and I8, as illustrated in Fig. 1. It willbe observed that this flap material 42 that has just been referred to,comprises a central flap member 43.and a pair of end flap members 44 and45. The end flap members 44 and 45 are set oil? from the intermediate'or central flap por tion 43 by score lines 39 and 40 whereby to definethe lines or relative fold of those various v members upon one anotherand in relation to other parts of the carrier. It will be noted that thesevering line 31 continues along the upper edge of the area within whichthe flap 42 was originally disposed and that such line of severancecontinues along the lateral edges of the flap 42 and along the loweredges of the side or end flap members 44 and 45, terminating at thescoreline 4|, whereby the central panel 43 of the flap 42 is connectedto the side panel l5.

The over-all dimensions of the opening provided by displacement of theflap 42 is intended to permit insertion downwardly through the topmember l4, of bottles to be carried in the container. The opening mustbe large enough to permit ready insertion and removal of thebottles' sothat the bottles may be brought t 'rest upon the inner face of thebottom comprising panels l6 and [1, as well as to permit ready removalof the bottles from the carrier. By reason of the provisionof theelongated opening indicated generally at 48 in Fig. l, incident toproviding the described structure, the lateral portion of the top orcover member is developed into a pair of comparatively narrow connectingmembers or straps 49 and 50, extending between the side wall orpartition I5 and the handle panel I3. By reason of the nature of thematerial from which carriers of this type are produced, such strapmembers 49 and 50 constitute relatively weak members upon which some ofthe task of supporting the load of the carrier falls when the loadedcarrier is suspended from the handle. It will be observed that theelongated opening 48 constitutes a single opening extending across thegreater portion of the width of the top panel l4 and of the carrier. Thetop panel [4 is set off from the side wall or panel by scored lines 5|and 52 disposed at the lower extremities of the straps 49 and 50 andwhich may be aligned with one another and with the score line 4|. Aslight variation in the alignment of the score line 4| with the scorelines 5| and 52 is immaterial.

The side wall I5 is provided with the straps 24 and 26 previouslyreferred to. The straps are cut or severed from the adjoining materialalong continuous lines 53 and 54 and have integral and hinged connectionalong scored lines 55 and 56 to the contiguous side wall materialadjacent to or in proximity to the lateral edges of the side walls. Thestraps at the same end of the carrier are integrated either by directconnection thereof as shown in Fig. 4 or by the intermediation of thestrap segments I53 and I83 as shown in Fig. 5. It will be observed thatin the set up or bottle holding position of the carrier, the hingedconnections of the straps are disposed in substantially vertical planes,thereby exposing the larger vertical faces of the straps to the bottlesfor providing an extended contact surface for supporting and sustainingthe bottles against lateral movement through the otherwise open ends ofthe carrier. Such positioning of the straps assists in compact, minimumoverall width carrier structure for attainment of the desired objective.

The side wall I5 is set off from the bottom panel I6 along line 51.Along the line 51 a portion of the material is scored as indicated at 58and is cut in other portionsas indicated at 59. This combination scoreand cut arrangement is used in order to facilitate flexing or bendingalong the line 51, incident to setting up the carton preparatory toloading thereof with bottles. The slit or cut sections 59 also serve torelieve pressure upon the side walls, and which sometimes results from35 median score line and the sec 40 section of thhandle p'anel 13 6slight manufacturing variations both in bottle carriers and in bottledimensions. It is desired that a snug fit be provided between the sidewalls of the carrier and the bottles to be carried there- 5 in, and thisrelieving feature is particularly useful in that connection. The bottomor base of the carrier comprises two identical panels l6 and I1 whichare set off from one another by a medial score line 60. This medialscore line permits a slight sagging or bending of the bottom panelsalong the median portion thereof whereby to attain a gripping or holdingeffect for not only restrainin the bottles but also'for minimizing anychattering of the bottles in any instances where any contact betweenbottles might be attained. The sagging function related is in a centerpartition l2. In thi's'manner, some of the weight of the loadjof theloaded carrier is taken up by the partition throughthe'apex to thehandle of the car i r. Thus the strain upon the rela-In'thejoregoingiexplanation, the various parts of the device wereexplained inthe order in which same occur, begi-nnin at the topof thedisclosure in Fig. 3. In-continumg? downwardly along Fig. 3

tively narrow "tr 'ps 49j and5fl is'relieved to some beyond "the nidianscore line 60, the previous explanation gi,, n;t s the vari deviceconstituting v I wall and top or cover partition, .llapplies; equally tothose portions of the devicelyin between the sets on the-attachment flapor? top member or panel" '91 I, 1

By reference to Fig. jllit will be ted'that the attachmentv flap orstripi n v I that said strip 20 is made sufliciently l fi 'ge' to permitattachment thereof by means of staples suchasare indicated at 28, or bymeans of gluing or any other attachment means throughout substantiallythe width of the carrier.

At the time carriers such'asillustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 arefabricated, theyv are in substantially flat form as indicated in Fig.2.At such time, the large flap 42 as well as the various smaller flaps andstraps indicated at 29 and 24 62 spaced 9. distance from the medianscoreline in the base, as shown in .Fig.'.2. During such time that the partsare sorelated, thestraps 24 and 25 are connected together throughthelarge opening 23 inthe partition and those straps lie 60 near th'e'loweredge or, that opening. In like manner}" s t,1*$ei.1:)s"i2 and 21 havetheir free ends connectedand they lie. adjacent the lower edge 64'of'theopening'22.

' ,Incident to extending the carrier from the 5 collapsed position shownin Fig. 2, to the form or "position shown in Fig. 1, the partition I2.moves relative to the straps 24 to 21 inclusive, because of the lateralexpansion of the carrier so that by the time the side walls of thecarrier are fully distended, the lower end 62 'of the partitionsubstantially rests upon the bottom oflthe carrier at substantially themedian line 60 therein. By the time the partition has moved asindicated,

7 the straps such as 24 and 25, have moved relative to the partition l2so that in the set up or fully bililiiar'able to a 4 distended carton,those straps are disposed at approximately the upper edge 65 of theopening 63. Incident to the lateral distending or spreading of the sidewalls of the carrier, the ends of the straps 24 and 25 that areconnected together are automatically moved centerward. The plane ofcontact of the adjacent faces of the straps 24' and 25 is substantiallyaligned with the partition I2. A slight pocket is formed incident to thedivergence of the straps 24 and 25 from their place of connection withone another and that pocket receives the adjacent edge of the wall 66 ofthe aperture or opening'23. This serves to center the lower portion ofthe partition and by reason of the centering and contacting thereof uponand in the referred to pocket at the junction of the straps 24 and 25,the straps and partition cooperate in sustaining and supporting oneanother. The partition serves also to limit ,the extent to which thestraps may move outwardly toward the open end of the carrier.

After the carrier has been distended, the large flaps 40 are turnedoutwardly in relation to the interior of the carrier in order to permitinsertion of two bottles into the carrier through the large opening 48.The two bottles so inserted at each side of the partition I2 are thenmoved to their limits laterally of the carrier so as to dispose a bottleadjacent each of the straps 24 to 21 inclusive, thereby leaving a spacebetween the two bottles disposed on a common side of the partition I2.The third bottle for each of said pockets is then pressed against theflap 42 causing the flap to pass through the opening 48 and assume theposition of such flap as shown in Fig. 1. Coincident to that turningmovement of the flap, the lateral ends 44 and 45 thereof are broughtinto engagement with the bottles already placed in the carrier anddisposed at the opposite ends thereof,consequently the end flap por- 8portion of the partition I2. Thus the benefit of the sagging of thebottles and the ensuing gripping action incident to sagging of thebottles is from the parts previously explained in connections 44 and areturned approximately to right angle position as shown in Fig. 1, andserve as spacers or partition members between the bottles in each row ofthree bottles disposed on opposite sides of the partition I2.

The composite package comprising a carrier and two rows of threebottles, each of which rows is disposed on opposite sides of thepartition I2, provides an arrangement wherein each of the bottles isshielded or guarded from each of the other bottles in the carrier. Thevarious partition members'provided by the flaps 42 and their lateralextensions 44 and 45, space the bottles in one row from one anothertransversely of the carrier while the central flap I2, extending between the two rows ofv three bottles each, provides a bufier orprotector between the bottles in one row as against the bottles in theadjacent row. Particularly should it be observed that by reason of thedisposition of the lower end of the partition I2 at or immediately abovethe median score line 60 in the carrier, the bottom edges or bases ofthe bottles are spaced so as to prevent sanding or chipping that wouldotherwise occur if the bases of those bottles should contact one anotherand should vibrate in'relation to one another incident either totransportation of loaded bottle carriers in trucks or wagons, or whilebeing transported by the purchaser by way of the handle memberassociated therewith. It will also be noted that any sagging of thebottles toward each other incident to the function of the median scoreline 60, as previously explained, serves to cushion the grip of thebottles in that the bottles contact opposite sides of the lower tionwith Figs. 1 and 3.

In Fig. 6 the central partition member I20 is provided with a score lineI2I at approximately the lower edge of the handle grip flap I22. Thepartition I20 is set oil from the handle panel I30 as indicated at I3Iby an arrangement such that upon turning the partition I20 to an arc ofapproximately 180, the partition will be detached from the handle panelI30. This is accomplished by providing a plurality of cuts or slit I32transversely of the blank, and sufficient uncut material is left betweenthe various slits I32, as will retain the unity thereof in ordinaryhandling of the blank but which connecting portions of material will bewholly inadequate to withstand a turning action as indicated.Arrangements or structures of the character indicated are commonly usedin the carton industry and in explaining the indicated feature, it is tobe understood that it is intended that the functionto be attained willbe accomplished in accordance with such practice in the carton industry.The score line I2I is provided at or immediately adjacent to the placeat which provision is made for a hand hold opening, in order to permitthe upper extremities of the handle member to be turned laterally asshown in Fig. 8, so that bottle carriers may be stacked withoutinterference of the handle members, for example, as shown in my PatentNo. 2,171,615. In order to permit such stacking arrangement, a similarscore line I33 is provided adjacent the hand hold Opening provided atI34.

The material defined within the slits I35 and I36 and therewithregistering score lines I31 and I38 is utilized to provide flaps of thesame character as explained in connection with Figs. 1 and 3. It will benoted, however, that no part of the material lying on opposite sides ofthe line of out I39 is removed. The material lying intermediate the lineof cut I39 and the score line I3! is turned'inwardly and downwardlyalong the score line I31 thereby serving a function as astrengtheningstrut adapted to resist the endwise stresses or pressuresexerted upon the carrier.

providing means at the open ends of the car- I rier for preventinglateral displacement of the bottles through the open ends of thecarrier. In the particular form of invention now being described, thesestraps embody portions of the 9 central partition I20 and portions ofthe side or wall members I50 and I00. In this form of the invention itis necessary to rather carefully determine the relative movements of thepartition member I20 and the side walls I50 and I80 so that theangularity oiconnections of thestrap members with the partition and sidewall members will permit such relative movement of the indicated partwithout rupturing the straps or their connections to the contiguousmaterial. These angular relationships will necessarily vary in differentdevices, contingent upon the diameters of the bottles to beaccommodated, the relative movements of partition and side wall membersin view of the height of the bottles and the carrier element and thepositions at which the straps are disposed vertically of the carrier.There is no special formula that can be prescribed although littlecalculation is required to determine the particular places at whichscore lines and lines of severance shall be laid out upon the blank inorder to accomplish the desired coaction of the parts.

Particular attention is directed to the fact that carriers of the typeherein considered are ordi narily manufactured tinder conditions uchthat the blank is folded and in a collapsed form at the time the; thevarious staples are applied for connecting the strap ends and forjoining the various parts at the apex of the carrier. Consequently, inorder to produce a device of the character shown in Figr'5, it isadvisable for expeditious fabrication of such device, to make availableto the staple applying machines, the,

ends of straps disposed in different planes. Consequently, it isadvisable to provide enlarged openings such as are indicated at II andI8 It will be noted that the straps such as I82 and fabricated from theside wall I80, have connection with the side wall along the upper sideedge I of the opening 'I8I, whereas the corresponding strap I52 formedfrom the side wall I50, has confrom the central partition I20.

The final creation, whether of the specific form f shown in Fig. l or inFig. 5, has the same advantagesI. The median score line I60 in the basesubstantially registers with, the partition I20. The central partitionI20 serves totransmit the load imposed thereon occasioned by impingingof the bottles when sagging under their own weight by reason of thefunctioning of'the median score line. The fact that the openings such asI5I and IOI in the side walls may be larger than the openings when usingthe form shown in Fig. 1, does not impair the over-all strength of thecarrier. 0

As shown in Fig. 9, the central partition I2 is flanked by the handleextension I3 of side wall I4 and a similar handle extension 2I3 of theside wall I8, In this typeof construction the central partition includesa handle forming extension I2, as shown in Fig. 1. The inturned handleflaps 29, corresponding to similar flaps in other figures, are shown ascomprising two plies of the sheet I material. Whether or not there areprovided one,

two or three plies of such inturned flap members 29 depends merely uponchoice.

In Fig. 10, the handle extension I2 of the cen- The material cut I 10tral partition I2 constitutes the sole handle forming means. In thisform the upper ends of the side walls 14 and I 0 are provided merelywith attachment hope as indicated at 2| 4 and H0, and which are joinedor affixed to the central partition I2 by a suitable staple 20.

I claim:

l. A carrier comprising a sheet material body member having spacedtransverse score lines providing a base and a pair of upwardlyconverging opposed side walls, strap members struck from the material ofthe side walls near the ends thereof, and at different elevations uponthe side walls, presenting free ends directed centerward of the carrier,a partition member connected to the side walls at their apex anddepending in bisecting relationship toward the base of the carrier,strap members struck from the material of the partition member atdifferent elevations above the base, the last mentioned strap membershaving free ends extended in opposite directions from the partitionmember toward the opposed side walls of the carrier, means connectingthe free ends of the uppermost strap members of the partition with thoseof one side wall, and means connecting the free ends of the lowermoststrap members of the partition with those of the other side wall, toprovide partial closures for the ends of the carrier, the side walls ofthe carrier having openings therein above the strap members for theinsertion of articles into the carrier.

2. A carrier comprising a sheet material body member havingspaced-transverse score lines pro viding a base and a pair of upwardlyconverging opposed side walls, strap members struck from the material ofthe side walls near the ends thereof, and at different elevations uponthe side walls presenting free ends directed centerward of the carrier apartition member connectedto the side walls'at'theirapex and dependingin bisecting relationship toward the base of the carrier, strapmembers'struck' from the material of the partition member at differentelevations above the base, the last mentioned strap members having freeends extended in opposite directions from the partition member towardthe opposed side walls of the carrier, means connecting the free ends ofthe uppermost strap membersof thev partition with those of one sidewall, and means connecting the free ends of the lowermost strap' membersof the partition with those of the other side wall, to provide partialclosures for the ends of the carrier.

3. A carrier comprising a sheet material body member having spacedtransverse score lines providing a base and a pair of upwardlyconverging opposed side walls, strap members struck from the material ofthe side walls near the ends thereof, and at different elevations uponthe side walls, presenting free ends directed centerward of the carrier,a. partition member connected to the side walls at their apexanddepending in bisecting relationship toward the base of the carrier,strap members struck from the material of the partition member atdifferent elevations above the base, the last mentioned strap membershaving free ends extended in opposite directions from the partitionmember toward the opposed side insertion of articles into. thecarrier,and inwardly turned flaps along the lower edges of saidopenings, including transversely directed wings providing separators forthe inserted articles.

4. A carrier comprising a sheet material body member having spacedtransverse score lines providing a base and a pair of upwardlyconverging opposed side walls, strap members struck from the material ofthe side walls near the ends thereof, and at different elevations uponthe side walls, presenting free ends directed centerward of the carrier,a partition member connected to the side walls at their apex anddepending in bisecting relationship toward the base of the carrier,strap members struck from .the,material oi? the partition member at:difieren't elevations above the base, the last mentioned strap membershaving free ends extended in opposite directions from the partitionc'memb'er toward the opposed side walls of the ,carrier, meansconnectingthe free ends of the uppermost strap members or the partitionwith. those of one side wall; andmeans connectingfthe 'freeends oi thelowermost strap "members of the partition with those of the othersidewall, to provide partial closures for the ends or the carrier, theside walls of the carrier having openings therein above the strapmembers for the insertion of articles into the carrier, inwardly turnedflaps along the lower edges of said openings, including transverselydirected wings pro-- viding separators for the inserted articles, and

l2 flap means along the upper edges of said openings disposed at anangle to the side walls, for resisting endwise stresses exerted upon thecarrier. 5. A carrier comprising a sheet material body member havingspaced transverse score lines providing a base and a pair of upwardlyconverging opposedside walls, strap members struck from the material ofthe side walls near the ends thereof, and at difierent elevations uponthe side walls, presentingfreeends directed centerward of the carrier,apartition member connected to the side walls at their apex and.depending in bisecting relationship toward the base of the carrier,strap members struck from the material of the partition member atdifferent elevations above the base, the last mentioned strap membershaving free endsextended, in opposite directions from the partitionmember toward the opposed side walls of thecarrier, means'connecting thefree *ends-ofthe uppermost strap menibersof the partition with-those ofone side wall, and means connecting the free ends of the lowermost strapa .members of the partition with those of the other sidewall, to providepartial closures fonthe ends of the carrier, the side walls of thecarrier having openings therein above the strap members for theinsertion of articles into the carrier, and flap means along the upperedges of said openings disposed at an angle to the side walls, forresisting endwise stresses exerted upon the carrier.

ALBERT WESSELMAN.

